The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-03-17

floral horse shoe, accompanied by q letter Of
good wishes for his future and regret at his
retirement.
Members of congress and others who have
access to the President, and who have talked
to him about the matter, say there isno pos
sibiility of an extra session Of congress this
spring. The impression, however, Is grow
ing among them, and with some it ID firm
belief that % the 18th ". congress will Be called s
of meeting, probably early In October, in
order that some important legislation to
come before 1t may be matured before the
holiday recess Congress rarely passes any
laws until after the holidays, and it Is
thought probable that the President, in view
of the fact that questions of great public in
terest, such as revenne, taxation and fiOrti-
6cations, must receive attention at the next
session, will call session to begin in the fall
and that will run along into the regular ses-
sion which begins in December.
Everything needed to convert Oakview
into home has been sent there, and the
President and Mrs. Cleveland have taken
up their abode at their country seat. How
long they will remain is not yet known.
The President in the mean time, will drive
in and out OF town morning and evening
to and from the White House, and attend
to executive business as usual.
A statement OF the footings Of the appro-
priation bills passed at the last session Of
Congress has BEEN completed by the clerks
OF the Senate and house committees on ap-
preparations. It Is as follows: Agricultu-
ic and consular, sl,429.a42; District Of Col
umbia, 3, ,365, $50; Indians, ,2o6 .s97; legis-
l-tive, so, ,7Ol,2 ,22l; military academy, $4l9 :
$50; navy, 81 153 49,; pensions, Sc, 2252 800;
postofiices, <55, ,694, $50; sundry civil, ~ 80.
49O; Mexican pension deficiency, ~, ,9OO, 600;
public printing deficiency, $lO7, ,OOl; miscel-
laneous appropriations (estimated), $500,
CO0. Total of actual appropriations, $247,-
3S7, IA. The river and harbOr bill, which
was not signed, appropriated <9,9l3,S Q. and
the deficiency, which did not passs, though
it was agreed upon in conference, carried an
appropriation OF $4,215,023
Washington dispatch of the 7th says the
President was terribly chagrined and in
censed at the insult given him Friday night
by the mongrel band of TIN horns and brass
instruments which paraded in front of the
White. white House. Ss Pgayng in s sadly .N.
Coon in Town." 1t was disgraceful re-
minder of what Pres dent Cleveland had
done in the appOi intment to recoraership
of q negro from Massachusetts,, but the at
tempt to make it appear that the affair was
gotten up by men in restaurant bent on q
good reasons to believe that the band was
hired by q number Of prominent men out OF
humor because of Trotters appointment.
He is endeayoring quietly to ascertain their
names and if investigation proves his sus-
picions to he correct, it is strongly intima-
emily claimed the right to dictate to the
President in regard to district nominations
will hereafter get the cold shoulder. Some
Of Postmaster COnger's friends assert that
this unpleasant imbroglio will have strong
tendency to hold him In place during Cleve-
land,o toru